Senior Land Consultant

WSP Global Inc.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in the UK is seeking a Senior Land Consultant to secure land access for major infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland, working with a team of land professionals.

You will lead land referencing, engage with landowners and stakeholders, and ensure statutory and regulatory compliance while mentoring junior staff and contributing to business development.

This role offers opportunities to develop expertise across multi-disciplinary teams and travel within the UK and beyond.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Geography, Land/Estate Management, Agriculture or related discipline.
• Experience delivering land referencing, land access, and landowner engagement services and statutory processes.

Responsibilities

• Secure land and land access for infrastructure projects.
• Lead audits and QA of land referencing documents.
• Coordinate with engineering, planning and environmental teams.
• Provide senior-level advice on land acquisition risks.
• Manage junior Land team members and CPD training.
• Contribute to commercial strategy and risk management for land contracts.
• Ensure compliance with statutory processes and safety requirements.
• Build relationships with landowners and stakeholders.

Skills

Land referencing

Land access

Landowner engagement

Stakeholder management

Statutory processes

Commercial risk awareness

Education

Geography or Land/Estate Management or Agriculture or related discipline

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebratesnew ideasand diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP’s Land team is seekingtalentedLand professionals to join what is already the largest and most successful team in our industry. This is an exciting opportunity to develop or begin a career with a team that enjoys a successful reputation for the successful delivery of major strategic infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland through the support provided by land referencing, urban and rural landowner engagement, consultation management, land access, formal consents, statutory orders, compensation agreementsand land acquisition.

The Role

We are the largest and most successful Land business supporting infrastructure development in the UKand Ireland, with300+ specialist professional colleagues consisting of land consultants, property specialists, project managers and utility and topographical surveyors.

We have the widest portfolio of projects available in our industry, offering unrivalled opportunities to both develop and diversify careers, working on some of the most exciting and challenging projects across the whole of the UK and Ireland.

Alongside our land referencing capabilities, our team of surveyors secures powers and/or negotiates land acquisition and land access to support infrastructure development. We provide clients with Property Cost Estimates, agree Heads of Terms and compensations, manage disposals, payments and client accounts, and offer the full range of property-related services to assist our clients in the planning, securing and exercise of powers to construction, operation and maintenance of their infrastructure assets.

Senior Land Consultant

• The position focuses on securing land, land access, arranging surveys and building strong relationships with stakeholders and landownersvia statutory powers and/or negotiation
• Ideally have experience of managing land referencing and land access projects
• Lead audits and quality assurance reviews of land referencing documentation and processes
• Drive integration of land requirements with engineering, planning, and environmental strategies
• Providesenior-level advice to clients and project boards on land acquisition risks and opportunities
• Oversee compliance with statutory processes and ensure projects meet regulatory and legal obligations, including those relating to data security and privacy
• Resolve disputes and resolve sensitive issues with diplomacy and authority
• Contribute to commercial strategy and risk management for land-related contracts
• Establish training programmes and succession planning within the Land team
• People management and team leadership
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with landowners, communities, and stakeholders
• Ability to arrange and coordinate land surveys, ensuring compliance with legal and environmental standards
• Experience working on infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects (preferred)
• Consulting with landowners to explain proposed scheme, programme, discuss potential impacts and ensureaccurateconsultation notes are taken and uploaded to our consultation database
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, building trust andmaintainingpositive relationships
• Ensuring that WSP H&S procedures are adhered to for all site work
• Knowledge of land access permissions, land access, s172s licences and site safety experience (preferred)
• Management of junior members of Land team providing support and technical trainingby contributing to and participating in our CPD-accredited Land Academy
• Using statutory powers and other available mechanisms toacquireland
• Preparation and quality assuranceof technical documents in relation to the identification of land interests and rights, negotiation of access to land for surveys,consentsand acquisition of land rights
• Negotiation of Heads of Terms to secure land for projects.
• Liaising with landowners, land agents, auctioneers, legal representatives, planning authorities, key stakeholders,contractorsand clients
• Work closely with Land teamcolleaguesand collaborate with internal and external engineering, environmental, and planning teams
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams across a range of sectors and locations across UK and/or Ireland
• Develop efficient working practices and promote innovation in the team to provide industry-leading, best-value services to our clients
• Management and development of a team of early career professionals providing both technical training and career development support
• Contribute to business development and the delivery of the business strategy
• UK and Ireland travel plus the possibility of travel to WSP’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India

What we will be looking for you todemonstrate

• Degree or equivalent experience inGeography,Land/EstateManagement,Agricultureor a relevant discipline
• Worked to deliver land referencing, land access, landowner engagementservicesand statutory processes